Springfield Haitian student’s death fuels debate over ICE ankle monitors
Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian Wright State University student in Springfield, died Aug. 31 after allegedly taking his life from shame tied to wearing an ICE ankle monitor issued after Haiti’s TPS expired; advocates say the monitor and peer taunting contributed to his death, prompting a large community gathering and renewed calls to scrutinize ICE enforcement in Springfield’s Haitian community.